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Afghanistan
Slain Marine Commander’s Actions Called Heroic - WP
All 33,000 'Surge' Troops Now Out of Afghanistan - AP
Top China Official Visits Afghanistan, Signs Security Deal - Reuters
Deals Boost Chinese-Afghan Ties - BBC
Promise of Education Takes Hold for New Generation of Afghans - S&S
Afghan Female Factory Workers Facing the Sack - TT
Afghanistan Bans Pakistan Newspapers - BBC
The Retreater in Chief - WS opinion
Syria
Clashes Continue Across Syria As Rebels Move Command Center - VOA
US Ambassador to UN, Takes Center Stage in Syria Debate - WP
At United Nations, Renewed Focus on Syria, if Not New Ideas - NYT
Syria Opposition in Damascus Urges Assad's Overthrow - BBC
Syrian Opposition Figures Meet in Damascus - AP
Survey: Syrian Rebels Want Democracy, Islamic-Style - USAT
Iraq: On the Wrong Side - NYT editorial
Can Rising Powers Save Syria? - G&M opinion
Iran
In Volatile Gulf, US Emphasizes Diplomacy as Capabilities Grow - S&S
US Navy's New Floating Base Gets a Workout in the Persian Gulf - AP
Iran Threatens Attacks on US Bases in Event of War - AP
IRG Commander: Iran Could Launch Pre-emptive Israel Strike - Reuters
Iran's Navy Aims to Extend its Reach - AP
Iran Accuses German Company of Nuclear Sabotage - AP
German Firm Siemens Denies Iran Sabotage Link - BBC
Iran Accuses IAEA of Passing Nuclear Secrets to Israel - Reuters
UN Chief Warns Iran's Ahmadinejad on Fiery Rhetoric - Reuters
An Interview with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - WP
Rekindling Rushdie - JP editorial
An Unfazed Ahmadinejad - WP opinion
Libya
Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to CIA Efforts - NYT
Libyan Islamists Accused of Killing US Ambassador 'Finished' - TT
Libya President Orders Disbanding of Illegal Militias - VOA
Libya to Disband Illegal Militias - BBC
Government Issues Order to Disband Libya Forces - NYT
Libya Orders 'Illegitimate' Militias to Disband - AP
Libya: CNN Finds, Returns Journal Belonging to Late US Ambassador - CNN
Libya: US State Department Blasts CNN Report on Stevens' Diary - VOA
Egypt
Morsi Says Egypt Will be More Independent From US - CSM
Morsi Warns US it Needs to Change Middle East Policy - TT
Egypt's President Wants More Independence From US - AP
Israel Says No Egypt Treaty Change - BBC
Egypt-based Islamists Claim Responsibility for Israel Border Attack - WP
Egypt-based Group Claims Israel Border Attack - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Struggles for Unifying Strategy Post-Arab Spring - McClatchy
Dangerous and Deepening Divide Between Islamic World, West - Reuters
Frustration and Turmoil as World Leaders Meet - AP
America’s Iraq Exit Marked by Challenges and Failed Efforts - NYT
Arab Spring Leaving Women Out in Cold - USAT
Police: 5 Killed in Iraq Attacks - AP
Iraq Shrugs Off Calls to Reconsider Death Penalty - AP
Lebanese Christian Leader Says Escaped Assassin - AP
Dozens Protest Against Detention of Relatives at Saudi Prison - Reuters
The Satanic Video - NYT opinion
America’s Inevitable Retreat From the Middle East - NYT opinion
Arab World Wrestles with New Politics - DS opinion
Obama's Failed Exit from Iraq - NYT opinion
America Bows to the Mob - NR opinion
Obama Learns Lesson in Muslim Rage - NP opinion
United States
Obama and Romney Offer a Possible Preview of Their First Debate - NYT
Justice Department Rift Idles Reno ATF Office for Months - USAT
Philadelphia Man Nazi Probe Target - AP
World
How Rising Food Prices are Impacting the World - CSM
From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim Protests Rumble On - Reuters
Dangerous and Deepening Divide Between Islamic World, West - Reuters
Frustration and Turmoil as World Leaders Meet - AP
Free Speech in the Age of YouTube - NYT opinion
Africa
Sudan, S. Sudan: Presidents Bashir, Kiir to Discuss Borders at Summit - VOA
Sudan and South Sudan Leaders Discuss Oil and Borders - BBC
Suicide Bomber Strikes Nigerian Church - VOA
Suicide Bomber Kills 2, Injures 45 in Nigeria Church Attack - AP
Church Bombed in Northern Nigeria - BBC
Ivory Coast to Admit Ghana Flights, Keep Land, Sea Borders Shut - Reuters
Ivory Coast to Reopen Air Space with Ghana - BBC
Americas
Unlikely Joint Effort by US and Venezuela Leads to Drug Lord’s Arrest - NYT
Chavez's Record: A Venezuela Oil Bonanza Squandered? - AP
'Ghetto Chavez' and the Battle for Venezuela's Youth Vote - Reuters
Honduras Rights Lawyer, Killed at Wedding - BBC
Honduras Human Rights Lawyer Murdered - AP
Ecuador Weighs Sending WikiLeaks' Assange to Sweden - VOA
US VP Candidate Ryan Criticizes Obama’s Cuba Policy - NYT
Asia / Pacific
Panetta's Asia Visit Shows Balancing Role US Hopes to Play - Reuters
In Shark-Infested Waters, Resolve of China and Japan Tested - NYT
Japan, China Military Conflict Seen Unlikely Despite Strain - Reuters
China Surveillance Ships Enter Waters Near Disputed Islands - Reuters
China Cancels Event Marking Japanese Ties - VOA
China Housing Drive Gives Measure of Next Premier - Reuters
Chinese Official Linked to a Murder Scandal Is Convicted - NYT
Bo Scandal Policeman Wang Jailed - BBC
China Jails Ex-Police Chief, Closes In on Disgraced Bo - Reuters
Ex-Top Cop in China Scandal Jailed for 15 Years - AP
Policeman at Center of China Scandal Took Walk on Wild Side - Reuters
Behind North Korea’s Propaganda Star is a Darker Tale - WP
North Korea Plans Agriculture Reforms - Reuters
Indonesian Police Arrest 10 Terror Suspects - AP
Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Reconciliation in Burma - VOA
Burma’s President Heads to US, Seeks End to Sanctions - Reuters
Europe
Russia: With USAID Aid Cutoff, Kremlin Recalibrates - NYT
US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services - VOA
Russia’s Gazprom is Losing its Clout - WP
Gen. Pavel Grachev, Fought Chechen Rebels, Dies at 64 - AP
Russia: 4 Police, 4 Militants Killed in Battle in Chechnya - AP
Parliament Poll in Belarus Reaches Minimum Voter Turnout - VOA
Belarus Votes as Europe Keeps a Watch - NYT
Belarus Says Election Turnout Strong, Despite Opposition Boycott - Reuters
Belarus Holds Elections Boycotted by Opposition - AP
Prophet Film Protesters Clash With Greek Police - AP
South Asia
India and Pakistan Sign Landmark Visa Deal - CSM
India Grapples with Child Trafficking - WP
Pakistani Radio Show Uses Mothers and Mullahs to Undercut Taliban - Reuters
Pakistani Minister Offers Bounty Over Anti-Islam Video - NYT
Pakistani Minister Wants Filmmaker Dead - CNN
Pakistan: Anti-Islam Film Bounty Condemned - BBC
US Attacks Pakistan anti-Islam Film Bounty - BBC
Strike Enforced in Bangladesh Over Anti-Islam Film - AP
Avalanche on Nepal Peak Kills at Least 9 Climbers - AP
Europeans Among 10 Climbers Killed in Nepal Avalanche - Reuters